Toilet-stand.



C. BAUER.

TOILET STAND. APPLICATION man FEB. 14, I914. mmvw AUG. 31,1915.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

Attorneys To all whom it'may concern. v

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cam. BAUER, or'wonrn, WEST VIRGINIA.

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1 I Specification of Letter s Patent. -1 3 tentefl @9113, 12, 1915.

Application fi1earebmar iai914; seen nee ava i. gRenewed-fingust e1,1915. Serial No. 48,352.

Be it known that I, CAnnBAoiia subject to the Emperor ofAustria-.I-lungary, resid ing at W'olfe, in the county of Mercer andState of WVe'st Virginia, haveinvented a new.

and useful Toilet-Starichof which the following 1s a specification.

The present invention appertains to a. toilet or wash stand, and anns toprovlde a novel and improved fixtureof that character. It is the objectof the presentinvent on to provide a uniquetoilet or wash stand, whichmay be employed inthe bedrooms of resi-v dences and hotels, or inoiiices, or elsewhere,

and which is so constructed, to, accommodate a wash bowl or basin, andpitcher n a peculiar manner, as well as being provided with means forholding various toiletarticles as well as articles of wearing apparel,

when the stand is not in use for toilet pur poses. p. t p p I t A.further ob ect of the present lnventlon isto provide a fixture ofthecharacterindicated, embodying foldable' wash bowl Shipporting means,and pitcher], supporting means, whereby the said means may be broughtinto and out of operative,v positions in anovel manner.

It is also within the spirit be convenient, practical and eflicient inYits use. in U i With the foregoing and other objects in View, which willbe apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, thein-v vention resides in the combination and ar-.

Y rangeinent of parts and in the details of con struction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, itbeing understoodithatochanges in the preciseembodiment of the invention], herein disclosed, can'be made within thescopeof what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I The invention has been illustrated in, its preferredembodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein I .Figure 1 is a frontView of the improved fixture, portlons being broken away, and the washbasin and pitcher supporting means of l the present invention to provi ade of t nature being.swungv to inoperative positions, Fig.

Zis ahorizontal section of the fixture taken The present inventionembodies as a body or frame, aback, preferably. constructed of Vsheetmetal which isjapanned or otherwise finished for the purpose ofwear and appearance, and including the upper and lower sections 1 and2.. The upper section 1, as,

illustrated, is of diamond-shaped outline, while the lower sect1on2 isoftrapezoidal form, with its smallest end disposed uppermost andcooperating withthe lower corner of the upper section 1, whereby thegeneral outline of the back will be somewhat ornamentalflor artistic. Awire ,or rod 3 is bent to conform to the contour of theback, and themarginal edge portions of the sections 1 and 2 of the back are bent overthewire or rod 3, whereby the said wireor rod will form' framework orbracing structure for the sheet metal sections 1 and 2. The lowerterminals of the wire or rod 3, which aredisposed at the lower end ofthe section 2, are formed intoeyes a, the lower section 2 being providedwith the leg extensions? adjoining the saideyes 4. I i

As a means for supporting the back upon a, floor, an arcuate base member5, preferably bent from. a wire or red, hasitsterminals engaged throughthe eyesa to'pivotally connect the baseinember 5 to ,the lower end ofthe back, or to the feetv portions 2 of the back section 2, the basemember 5, being provided with the doubled portions, or stops. 6

6 are adapted to contact with or swing against the feet portions2 of theback for limiting the upward movement'of the base member Thus, whenthebase member 5 is seated upon'a floor. other surface,the back may besupported m' an upright position,

the lower end of the back resting against the adjoining the pivotalportions, which stops;

stopsor fingers 6 to support theback against swinging, forwardly,

. As. a means for supporting theb'ack from i I a wall, the wireor rod 3is formed with a loop Tat the'crest or'upper corner of the back section1,:whichloop 'Z'may be engaged over ahook, nail or othermember, securedto the wall to which the backis to be apbe hung upon I whereby when thelever 24 is swung downwardly, the links 25 will be drawn inwardly,

plied, whereby the. back may the said wall.

The upper section 1 of the. back, is'pro -i vided with a suitable mirror8', and with pivoted brackets 9 at the sides of the m rror,

carrying candle holders or sockets 10. The

' section 1 isalso provided .with comb and brush boxes or receptacles11' directly below. the mirror 8, and with a soapbox orreceptacle 12adjoining .the lower corner of the said section. The side corners of thesection 1 are provided with fixtures 13 including ends, the angularportions 16 being provided bearings to which are journaled the arms 1 1with hinge butts 17 engaging the wire or rod 7 3 at the upper end'of theback section 2 to pivotally' or 'hingedly connect the arm's15 to theback. The'arm'sl5 are adapted to swing to'and from each other, so thatwhen the arms are swung together, as seen in Fig;

' 2, a wash bowl or basin may be placed therein, withits rim seatingupon the arms 15. The angular portions 16 of the arms 15' serve to spacethe arcuate or curved portions of the arms 15 sufficiently from theback, so that the wash bowl or basin may be readily supported by thearms. The angular por- .tions 16 also permit the arcuate portions of thearms 15 to swing toward the sides of the 20, theouter end of the screw.21 having a back, without the necessity of the arms swinging rearwardlyor inwardly beyond the plane of the back.

Disposed below the arms 15, is a pair of side plates or wings 18, whichhave their upper ends tapered and pivoted or otherwise secured to thearcuate portions of the arms 15, the inner edges of the wings or plates18 being provided with hinge butts 19 engaging the leg portions of thewire or rod 3. The.

hinge butts 17 of the arms 15 and the hinge butts 19 of the wings orplates 18 are in alinement, whereby the said arms and plates or wingswill swing together, or as unitary structures.

As 'a means for swinging the arms 15 and wings 18, a disk or plate 20 ispivoted or journaled to the back section 2, between the wings 18, bymeans of a screw 21 passed centrally through the disk or plate suitablethumb or finger piece 22 whereby the screw may be readily tightened andloosened, and a nut 23 being secured to the back section 2 for theengagement of the screw 21; The disk or plate 20 is provided with. aradial lever 2&projecting outwardly through the opening formed betweenone arm 15 and wing 18. The disk or plate 20 cumber the front of thefixture.

When the fixture is to be employed as a basin or bowl.

is connected by means of a pair of links 25 with the outer edge portionsof the wings 18,

so as to swingthewings 18 and arms 15 forwardly to the positionsillustrated in Fig. 2.

fWhen the lever 21 is. swung upwardly, the

wings 18 and arms 15 will be swung laterally, or toward the plane of theback, as seen in Fig. 1.- The plates or wings 18 also serve as bracesfor supporting bowlsupporting arms 15. Y

The pitcher supporting means embodies a shelf 26 having its inner edgehinged or pivoted to thelower end'of the back section 2,

as at '27 the side edges of the shelf 26 having downturnedfianges orstops 281to contact with or seat against thejleg portions 2 of the backsection 2, for supporting the shelf 26 in a horizontal position, whenitis swung downwardly; I nected by meansof a link 29 to the lever 24C orindirectly to the diskor plate 20, where-- by when the wings 18 areswung apart,"the shelf 26 will be swungupwardly'against the back section2, and when thewings 18 are .75 the wash basin or The shelf'26 "is 0011-I Z swung forwardly, the shelf 26 will be swung downwardly to ahorizontal position as seen in Fig. 3. hen the shelf 26 is swungdownwardly, the same may. readily support a water'pitcher or otherarticles.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawing, the generalfeatures and advantages of'the present device will be obvious. When thedevice is notin use as a wash -stand, the wings l8 and arms 15 may beswung apart, whereby the arms 15 may be employed for supporting hats orother articles of wearing apparel, andthe towel arms 'l l'may beemployed for supporting coat 'hangersor other articles. Thus, when thedevice is not in use as a wash stand, the

wings l8 and arms 15 and shelf 26, will be folded against the wall, orapproximately into the plane of the back, so as not to enwash stand, thewings 18 and arms 15 may be readily swung forwardly to position, bydepressing the lever 24, the shelf 26also being swung downwardly to ahorizontal posi- The parts 15, 18 and 26 maybe readily held in thepositions to which "theyar'e inclosethe water pitcher, and also brace01'' swung, by tightening the pivot andcla'mping screw 21, so as toclamp the disk or plate 20 against the back section 2.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In awash stand, a back, apair of co-.

operating arcuate basin-supporting arms pivoted thereto, brace memberssecuredto the said arms and pivoted to the back, and actuating meanscarried by the back and operatively connected to the said brace memfhers to swing the same.

2. In a wash stand, a back, a pair of cooperating arcuate basinsupporting arms l and a pair of wings pivoted to the back,'the

arms and wings being secured together, and an oscillatory actuatingmember earned by the back between fthe wings and linked,

thereto. a

3. In a wash stand, aiback, a shelf and a pair of side wings hingedthereto, and actuating means carried by the back and operativelyconnected to the said shelf and wings for simultaneously swinging thesame to and from the plane of the back.

l. In a wash stand, aback, a shelf and a pair of side wings hingedthereto, actuating means carried by the back and'operatively connectedto the said shelf and Wings for simultaneously swinging the same to andfrom, the plane of the back, and cooperating arcuate' basin-supportingarms carried by the upper ends of the said wings.

5. In a wash stand, a back, a shelf and a pair of side wings hingedthereto, a pair of cooperating basin-supporting arms pivoted to the backand secured to the upper ends of the said wings,and actuating meanscarried by the back and operative'ly connected.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as, my own, I have hereto afixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL BAUER.

V Witnesses:

J on VEIGH, GEBoR GERVH).

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